Apple is a well-known grizzly sow who frequents this picnic area near Grizzly Bear Ranch. Used to being observed and photographed, she doesn't even raise her head in interest as we watch her with awe that we are so close to this magnificent animal.

The railroad, originally part of the Colorado Central Railroad, was built in the 1880s to haul silver ore from the mines at Silver Plume. In 1884, the Georgetown Loop began bringing tourists up the mountain until 1939 when it closed due to the war.